Calendar Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026

Soelden Alpine Ski World Cup. Picture: Ski Paradise

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the largest international Alpine Skiing competition held annually. It is considered the premier Alpine Ski racing competition,

along with the Winter Games and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.

The World Cup was promoted in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends, including French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors Honore Bonnet from France and Bob Beattie from the USA. International Ski Federation president Marc Hodler soon backed the new competition during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 at Portillo, Chile, and it became an official FIS event in 1967.

The inaugural World Cup race, a Slalom, was held on January 5, 1967, in Berchtesgaden (Germany).

The 2025-2026 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup will be the 60th World Cup season in Alpine Skiing for both Men and Women. The season kicks off on October 25, 2025, in Sölden (Austria), and will conclude on March 25, 2026, at the Finals in Lillehammer (Norway).

The 2025-26 FIS Alpine World Cup season will include 37 races for both men and women, taking place before and after the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

The FIS Council Spring Meeting held in Vilamoura (Portugal), approved the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup provisional Calendar for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.

The highlight of the coming season will be the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano-Cortina. The XXV Olympic Winter Games are scheduled to take place from February 6-22, 2026 in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo.

The Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will be the fourth Olympic Games hosted in Italy, which previously hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, and the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were selected as the host cities on June 24, 2019, at the 134th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Some returns, new venues and, of course, the Classics will be on the Ski Circus next winter.

This season, the Men's calendar is slightly unbalanced, featuring 17 speed events and 20 technical events. Among these, there are only 7 Downhill events and 10 Super-G competitions. In the technical category, there are 9 Giant Slalom races and 11 Slalom events, totaling 37 competitions held across 19 ski resorts.

On the Women's side, a slightly more balanced calendar, with 17 Speed and 20 Tech events, was presented, including 9 Downhills, 8 Super-Gs, plus 10 Giant Slalom and Slalom events (37 competitions in 20 ski resorts).

Copper Mountain (USA), a key venue on the Freestyle circuit, is making a return to the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup calendar for the first time in decades. With an upgrade to its lift system, the Colorado venue will host its inaugural World Cup Men’s Super-G on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, followed by a Giant Slalom on the next day. This will mark the first time men have competed there since 1976.

The women will make their competitive return to Copper Mountain after 24 years on Saturday, November 29, with a Giant Slalom, followed by a Sunday Slalom.

The women are returning to Val d’Isère, France, in December after a one-year absence. In January, there are two new venues scheduled for the races: Tarvisio, Italy, will host speed events on January 17-18, followed by technical races the following weekend at Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic.

At the end of January, Crans-Montana (Switzerland) will host test events in preparation for the 2027 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Traditionally, the venue that will host the World Championships has also held the World Cup Finals from the previous season. However, this year, the test events, two women's speed races and a Men's Super-G, have been rescheduled to reduce climate-related risks and ensure optimal snow conditions before the Olympic break.

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals for 2025-2026 will be held in Lillehammer, Norway. Hafjell will host the technical events, while Kvitfjell will stage the speed races.